The MMA journalist from wrestling Observer is a guru in the field of combat sport. He is associated with the wrestling observer and has not missed an edition of the wrestling observer newsletter since 2002 when his mother was diagnosed of heart complication.

Dave Reported that his father was diagnosed of the cancer a couple of weeks ago and he was to undergo surgery on 27th July. Dave said that the health condition of his father was critical and even though the surgery was successful, the cancer had spread to his kidneys by then, and Meltzer was informed that his father only has some time to live.